Dodgers P Schmidt makes rehab start (PA SportsTicker)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jason Schmidt made a minor league rehab start Sunday, tossing a perfect frame for Class A Inland Empire.
Posted: May 11th, 2008.
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Astros rally with 6-run 8th to beat Dodgers 8-5 (AP)
Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers before the Houston Astros broke out for seven hits and six runs in the eighth inning to pull out an 8-5 victory Sunday. Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee and Hunter Pence had RBI singles against reliever Jonathan Broxton (1-1), and Brad Ausmus added a two-run single against the right-hander as the Astros won for the eighth…
Posted: May 11th, 2008.
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Dodgers P Schmidt to make rehab start (PA SportsTicker)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jason Schmidt will make a minor-league rehab start, the team announced Sunday.
Posted: May 11th, 2008.
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Kent not in Dodgers’ lineup (PA SportsTicker)
Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent is not in the starting lineup for Sunday’s three-game series finale with the Houston Astros.
Posted: May 11th, 2008.
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Sampson pitches Astros to 5-0 win over Dodgers (AP)
Chris Sampson pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, Darin Erstad and Miguel Tejada each drove in two runs and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Saturday night. Sampson (2-3) struck out three and walked one in his Dodger Stadium debut, matching his longest outing of the season.
Posted: May 11th, 2008.
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Rollins has big night in return from DL (AP)
Freddy Sanchez lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to another dramatic win with a ninth-inning RBI single. Rickie Weeks stopped Milwaukee’s six-game losing with a big hit of his own in the Brewers’ last at-bat. And Jimmy Rollins stole the spotlight from both of them with a triumphant return from the disabled list.
Posted: May 10th, 2008.
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Moehler pitches Astros to 7-1 win over Dodgers (AP)
The Houston Astros needed someone to make a spot start for the injured Wandy Rodriguez. Lucky for them, they just happened to have former starter Brian Moehler in their bullpen. Manager Cecil Cooper said before the game that he would be “tickled” to get five innings out of the 36-year-old right-hander, and that’s just what he got.
Posted: May 10th, 2008.
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A’s GM Billy Bean is best at selling high (SportingNews.com)
Oakland seems to have a knack for letting its superstar pitchers go at exactly the right time … or maybe it’s by design.
Posted: May 9th, 2008.
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Selling high is what Billy Bean does best (SportingNews.com)
Oakland seems to have a knack for letting its superstar pitchers go at exactly the right time … or maybe it’s by design.
Posted: May 9th, 2008.
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Maine takes shutout into ninth of 12-1 rout of Dodgers (AP)
It had been almost a year since a New York Mets starter pitched more than eight innings. John Maine ended that drought and his teammates made it easy for him with their second-best offensive output of the season. Maine took a shutout into the ninth and the Mets routed the Los Angeles Dodgers and Brad Penny, 12-1 on Wednesday.
Posted: May 7th, 2008.
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